Prosecutors said it took nearly five months for church officials to notify police that disturbing images of children had been found on Ratigan's computer.

During that time Ratigan continued to work for the church.

"I truly regret and am sorry for the hurt these events have caused," Finn said, according to CNN affiliate KCTV.

Terms of Finn's probation include starting a $10,000 fund for sexual abuse counseling and mandatory training for church officials on how to report abuse.

"We can be assured now that if an allegation of child abuse comes to the attention of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, there will be no hesitation to report it immediately to the proper authorities," Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a written statement.

The case was tried by a judge instead of by jury because prosecutors wanted to protect the young victims' anonymity.